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Here's Chapter 7-10

~Chapter Seven~

When Jo got home around 11 she quietly went in with Matt asleep on her shoulder. She took him into his room then went to her room where she found Rick waiting for her.
“How was it?” Rick said.
“I don’t know. Right when Blair got there we started fighting and I got to were I told them then me and Matt ran out” Jo said.
“Change into your pajamas then come over here and we’ll talk about this.” Rick said.
“Ok,” Jo said as she changes clothes. “Rick, are you mad at me?”
“No, not at all. I was just shocked when you told me. We’ll get through this.” Rick said.
Jo throws her dirty clothes in the hamper and goes over and craws in bed beside Rick. “How?”
“I don’t know. We’ll take it a day at a time.” Rick said.
“You not tagging along to the doctor appointments.” Jo said.
“Wouldn’t think of it. Except…” Rick said but Jo cuts him off.
“No exceptions.” Jo said.
“Ok.” Rick said.
“I’m so scared Rick.” Jo says as she buries her face in his chest and cries.
“It’s going to be ok. I’m here for you.” Rick said as she wraps his arms around her. She falls asleep in his arms and he is too tired to move and he doesn’t want to wake Jo. So he just falls asleep.

~Chapter Eight~

The next morning Rick wakes up before Jo does and for at least twenty minutes he sits there thinking. Once or twice he thinks about getting up and getting some ice for his neck but he doesn’t. When his neck has finally given him enough trouble around eight thirty he hears something he’s never heard before.
“Money!” Matt yelled.
“Jo, did you hear that?” Rick said shocked.
“Hear what?” Jo said sleepily.
“Matt.” Rick said.
“What’d he do?” Jo said.
“He said money.” Rick said confused.
“That’s me. Be right back.” Jo said as she left with Rick a little confused.
When she comes back Rick asked her a question.
“Jo, is that the first time he’s called your name?” Rick said.
“No, he started at Mrs. G’s house yesterday. I forgot to tell you last night because I had a lot on my mind. At least you got to hear his first word before he picked up another one. Just don’t ask me how he got money out of mommy.” Jo said.
“Oh, ok. You hungry?” Rick asked.
“Yea, a little.” Jo said.
“Well do you want pancakes?” Rick said.
“Umm, I can ever turn down some of those even though they’re great. You’re going to get me as fat as a hog!” Jo said.
“You won’t get fat don’t worry.” Rick said.
“I always worry didn’t you know that?” Jo said.
“Yea you’re a trouble maker too.” Rick said. “You were a little devil back at Eastland.”
“Some habits are hard to break.” Jo said sarcastically
“You and Blair were always at it.” Rick said. “So your guys fight last night couldn’t have been anything new.”
“She scared me last night she really wanted to hurt me. God I bet when I left she started jumping for joy after I told her what was wrong I remember our college graduation…”

~Chapter Nine~

Goes back in time to their college graduation Jo is telling Rick something in the future as we go back in time to rehearsal.
“I can remember our college graduation I thought she had grown up. She was acting mature that day and she had been for awhile I never thought what happened last night would ever happen.” Jo said.
Now time is back in the past at college graduation rehearsal. Rick graduated the year before Jo but since she is his girlfriend he comes to the real graduation for her. She went to his. Plus she’s making a really big speech.
“Hey Jo its finally time.” Blair said.
“Yea, well I’m thrilled, finally out of college and on my way out of boring old Peakskill.” Says Jo.
“As rehearsal went on I kept being reminded how stressful it was all going to be. Right when I walked in Miss Edwards asked how my speech was coming. I was so stressed and then after that I remember you, Blair and Ryan
decided to treat me to a few drinks. So after that you three took me to the Chugalug. I don’t remember how many drinks I had but I was probably as drunk as I’ve ever been in my entire life. And then all that happened that night and then along came Matt. I mean I loved you and I didn’t agree to marry you for the baby’s sake. I know that if you ask anyone of our friends from that year they’ll say that’s the reason but you know its not. And you know that just after that night at the Chugalug Bar I think I said something to Blair I didn’t mean and I wasn’t in my right mind and I think that’s what sparked it up with Blair.” Jo said as the screen fades back to the future.

~Chapter Ten~
“Wow, I can’t believe you remember all that. But I do remember what you did to Blair. All of our friends were there as well as everyone else over 18 in town. And you did have too many drinks and you said Blair was easy and you and her got into it and everyone believed you, after that things got a little crazy and I had to drag you out of there. I don’t know how long it took me to clean the truck after that. Somehow you got puck on the ceiling! I still can’t figure out how you did that.” Rick said.
“I was such a mess.” Jo said.
“Let me say what happened after that. Stuff that you had too bad of a hang over to ever realize. You barely got over that in time for graduation. But during that all the older guys were trying to prove you were right.” Rick said.
“You’ve said enough I can’t believe this happened. I, I just don’t know what to do. I didn’t mean for any of this to happen no wonder why I hadn’t heard from her since we got married. I was a crummy friend. I got to get cleaned up I need to go by Blair’s house then I got a doctor appointment.” Jo said.
“Okay. What about breakfast?” Rick asked.
“I’ll pass” Jo said as she heads towards the bathroom.
“Alright.” He says as he worries about Blair and worries about Jo even more.

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Here's Chapter 7-10

~Chapter Seven~

When Jo got home around 11 she quietly went in with Matt asleep on her shoulder. She took him into his room then went to her room where she found Rick waiting for her.
“How was it?” Rick said.
“I don’t know. Right when Blair got there we started fighting and I got to were I told them then me and Matt ran out” Jo said.
“Change into your pajamas then come over here and we’ll talk about this.” Rick said.
“Ok,” Jo said as she changes clothes. “Rick, are you mad at me?”
“No, not at all. I was just shocked when you told me. We’ll get through this.” Rick said.
Jo throws her dirty clothes in the hamper and goes over and craws in bed beside Rick. “How?”
“I don’t know. We’ll take it a day at a time.” Rick said.
“You not tagging along to the doctor appointments.” Jo said.
“Wouldn’t think of it. Except…” Rick said but Jo cuts him off.
“No exceptions.” Jo said.
“Ok.” Rick said.
“I’m so scared Rick.” Jo says as she buries her face in his chest and cries.
“It’s going to be ok. I’m here for you.” Rick said as she wraps his arms around her. She falls asleep in his arms and he is too tired to move and he doesn’t want to wake Jo. So he just falls asleep.

~Chapter Eight~

The next morning Rick wakes up before Jo does and for at least twenty minutes he sits there thinking. Once or twice he thinks about getting up and getting some ice for his neck but he doesn’t. When his neck has finally given him enough trouble around eight thirty he hears something he’s never heard before.
“Money!” Matt yelled.
“Jo, did you hear that?” Rick said shocked.
“Hear what?” Jo said sleepily.
“Matt.” Rick said.
“What’d he do?” Jo said.
“He said money.” Rick said confused.
“That’s me. Be right back.” Jo said as she left with Rick a little confused.
When she comes back Rick asked her a question.
“Jo, is that the first time he’s called your name?” Rick said.
“No, he started at Mrs. G’s house yesterday. I forgot to tell you last night because I had a lot on my mind. At least you got to hear his first word before he picked up another one. Just don’t ask me how he got money out of mommy.” Jo said.
“Oh, ok. You hungry?” Rick asked.
“Yea, a little.” Jo said.
“Well do you want pancakes?” Rick said.
“Umm, I can ever turn down some of those even though they’re great. You’re going to get me as fat as a hog!” Jo said.
“You won’t get fat don’t worry.” Rick said.
“I always worry didn’t you know that?” Jo said.
“Yea you’re a trouble maker too.” Rick said. “You were a little devil back at Eastland.”
“Some habits are hard to break.” Jo said sarcastically
“You and Blair were always at it.” Rick said. “So your guys fight last night couldn’t have been anything new.”
“She scared me last night she really wanted to hurt me. God I bet when I left she started jumping for joy after I told her what was wrong I remember our college graduation…”

~Chapter Nine~

Goes back in time to their college graduation Jo is telling Rick something in the future as we go back in time to rehearsal.
“I can remember our college graduation I thought she had grown up. She was acting mature that day and she had been for awhile I never thought what happened last night would ever happen.” Jo said.
Now time is back in the past at college graduation rehearsal. Rick graduated the year before Jo but since she is his girlfriend he comes to the real graduation for her. She went to his. Plus she’s making a really big speech.
“Hey Jo its finally time.” Blair said.
“Yea, well I’m thrilled, finally out of college and on my way out of boring old Peakskill.” Says Jo.
“As rehearsal went on I kept being reminded how stressful it was all going to be. Right when I walked in Miss Edwards asked how my speech was coming. I was so stressed and then after that I remember you, Blair and Ryan
decided to treat me to a few drinks. So after that you three took me to the Chugalug. I don’t remember how many drinks I had but I was probably as drunk as I’ve ever been in my entire life. And then all that happened that night and then along came Matt. I mean I loved you and I didn’t agree to marry you for the baby’s sake. I know that if you ask anyone of our friends from that year they’ll say that’s the reason but you know its not. And you know that just after that night at the Chugalug Bar I think I said something to Blair I didn’t mean and I wasn’t in my right mind and I think that’s what sparked it up with Blair.” Jo said as the screen fades back to the future.

~Chapter Ten~
“Wow, I can’t believe you remember all that. But I do remember what you did to Blair. All of our friends were there as well as everyone else over 18 in town. And you did have too many drinks and you said Blair was easy and you and her got into it and everyone believed you, after that things got a little crazy and I had to drag you out of there. I don’t know how long it took me to clean the truck after that. Somehow you got puck on the ceiling! I still can’t figure out how you did that.” Rick said.
“I was such a mess.” Jo said.
“Let me say what happened after that. Stuff that you had too bad of a hang over to ever realize. You barely got over that in time for graduation. But during that all the older guys were trying to prove you were right.” Rick said.
“You’ve said enough I can’t believe this happened. I, I just don’t know what to do. I didn’t mean for any of this to happen no wonder why I hadn’t heard from her since we got married. I was a crummy friend. I got to get cleaned up I need to go by Blair’s house then I got a doctor appointment.” Jo said.
“Okay. What about breakfast?” Rick asked.
“I’ll pass” Jo said as she heads towards the bathroom.
“Alright.” He says as he worries about Blair and worries about Jo even more.

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Ok I GUESS I'll put you all out of you misery (lol prolly not) here'a Chapters 11-15. I'll warn you it's kinda long.

~Chapter Eleven~

As she’s on he way to Blair’s she keeps running through her apology through her head. Wanting to make sure things went perfectly.
When she got there she was nervous because she didn’t know how Blair was going to react. However Casey answers the door.
“Jo! Is that you? Wow, you’ve changed a lot.”
“Not that much.” Jo said.
“Yea she’s still the same old slutty Jo who tells a huge lie about the person everyone thought was her best friend and the girl thought so too.” Blair said as she appeared out of the corner.’
“Actually Blair that’s what I came to talk to you about.” Jo said.
“Well I think I’ll leave you two alone. Love ya Blair nice to see you again Jo.” Casey said as he left.
“See ya Casey.” Jo said. “Do you mind if I come in?” She looks at Blair as she says that.
“Sure I guess. I just got one question why do you wanna talk about that night? It was bad enough when it happened and you didn’t try to stop yourself. And when Ryan didn’t try to stop you. That really hurt me Jo.” Blair said.
“I’m really sorry Blair. Rick and I got talking today and well he reminded me of what I said that night and it hurt me hearing what I said about you. I know that night I didn’t act like it but I always thought of you as my best friend. Well that is when I’m not drunk or anything.” Jo said.
“Thank you so much for the apology and I forgive you. Since you told Mrs. Garrett and me about having leukemia I spent all night thinking how awful I’ve acted towards you.” Blair started to admit.
“You never talked behind my back to my face.” Jo said.
“No, you’re right about that.” Blair said and they both laughed.
“Well I better go I have a doctor appointment back at home.” Jo said.
“Ok.” Blair said.
“Um. You don’t know how hard this is to ask you but will you come. I don’t know if I can go in there alone.” Jo said.
“Why didn’t you ask Rick?” Blair asked.
“It’s Rick you know he’ll freak out.” Jo said.
“You got a point.” Blair said and they both laugh. “Of course I’ll come. What’s it for?”
“To see how long I have to live.” Jo says after she stops laughing and becomes serious.
“Oh, well we better get going. You drive.” Blair said.
“You’re letting me drive your car? Wow, this should be on the 6 o’clock news.” Jo said sarcastically.
“No we’re taking your bike. You still carry an extra helmet don’t you?” Blair said.
“Yea I always do.” Jo said.
“Let’s just go. Blair said.
“You can’t be as nervous as I am.” Jo said as she grabs her keys and Blair follows her out.

~Chapter Twelve~

On the road Jo is heading towards the Bronx it has been quiet for thirty minutes and Jo is relieved. She wanted time to think but in a little while Jo needs something to bring her back to life. When a deer jumped out in the road Jo didn’t see it. Blair screamed and Jo quickly tried to turn her bile but she hit the deer and the deer hit the front of the bike and Jo immediately got thrown off and hit a fence hard. Blair went down with the bike and did a log roll to the side of the road. She has a few bruises but is conscious. Jo on the other hand broke her neck and is pretty banged up, and is unconscious. Lucky for Jo the person behind them had a cell phone and she called 911 for them. Unluckily that woman was Rose. She doesn’t see Jo because Jo is over by a fence with pieces of wood on her. When Rose gets out Blair recognizes her and calls her.
“Rose! Mrs. Polniazek!” Blair yelled when Rose got out.
Rose walks over towards Blair and then finally recognizes her. “Blair! What are you doing on a motorcycle?” Rose realizes what she just said. “Oh no, Jo?”
“I don’t know where she is do you think you can help me up then we’ll find her.” Blair said and Rose lends her a hand and they start to hunt for Jo. When they find her Rose hears the ambulance and leaves Blair with Jo while she goes to meet the ambulance.
“Blair go to the hospital with Jo and get you bruises checked out. I’ll go home get Charlie call Rick and be there as soon as I can. Ok?” Rose says as she lays out the rules knowing Blair will go along with it and she does
“Yes ma’am.” Blair says as Rose and a Paramedic helps her into the back of the ambulance with Jo.
When they get to the hospital they rush Jo and Blair into ER. Blair didn’t need to go back there as bad as Jo.

~Chapter Thirteen~

Back at Jo’s house Rick answers the phone and hears Rose on the other line “Rose?”
“Rick, Jo’s in the hospital.” Rose said.
“What! How what happened? I shouldn’t have let her go by herself.” Rick said accusing himself.
“Rick she wasn’t alone. Blair was with her.” Rose said and Rick was shocked.
“Oh, well I guess they made up.” Rick said. “So what hospital is she in?”
“Bronx Memorial.” Rose said.
“I’ll be there as soon as I can. Thanks.” Rick hangs up with Rose and calls his mom to see if she could watch Matt while he went to stay with Jo.
“Hello?” Maggie said.
“Mom, think you could watch Matt for awhile while I go stay with Jo in the hospital?”
“Sure is she ok?” Maggie asked.
“She had a motorcycle wreck.” Rick said.
“Well bring Matt on by and go. Send my love.” She said worrying about Jo.
“Thanks mom, we’ll be over soon.” Rick said as he grabbed a bag and threw some clothes for Matt in and some things he’ll need. “Bye.” He hangs up picks Matt up grabs his keys and leaves.

~Chapter Fourteen~

Rick runs into the hospital and gets directed to where Jo is. There he sees Rose and Charlie. They look like they’ve seen her but he can’t really tell.
“How is she?” Rick asked.
“Go on in and see.” Charlie said sounding angry as he points to Jo’s room.
“Charlie it’s not Rick’s fault. Just ignore him Rick but you can go on in.” Rose said.
“Thanks.” Rick replies as he goes into her room and is scared at what he sees. Jo is hooked up to a ton on machines. Wires all over the place her collarbone is broken and Rick is heartbroken at what he saw. “Jo? Jo can you hear me? If you can hear me please don’t leave me. You parents are outside hoping you get better. Blair is right next door doing fine. She’s worried sick. We all are. You can’t leave us like this.” By the end of that he has tears streaming down his face and he looks up and sees Blair in the doorway. “Hey. How are you doing?”
“The doctors say I’m fine but I really feel like you do. Do you mind if I stay in here with you two?” Blair asked.
“No not at all. I don’t want to be alone in here with her. All this wires around her are starting to get to me.” He says and lets out a light laugh and he sits on the side if Jo’s bed and lets Blair have the chair.
“I don’t blame you.” Blair says as she laughs too.
“I don’t know what I’ll do without her. I’m more worried about Matt then I am myself.” Rick said.
“It has to be hard on you.” Blair said.
“You have no idea.” Rick said.
“She’s done some pretty rotten things but everything seems to work out no matter how many years it takes.” Blair said.
“You know she didn’t mean anything she said that night, she also didn’t know what all she said and how much she hurt you. I reminded her earlier.” Rick said.
“So that’s why she stopped by. It was weird after we made up we both acted like nothing ever happened and she asked me to tag along to her doctors appointment and I did.” She said
“I’m really glad you went I didn’t want her going up her alone and sadly it took this to get my point across.” Rick said.
Out in the waiting room Charlie is standing outside of Jo’s room listening in to Blair and Rick’s conversation.
“They’ve been talking to long.” Charlie said as he went back and sat by Rose.
“Will you cool it.” Rose said already angry with Charlie.
Around eight o’clock a nurse comes in and tells Rick visiting hours are over.
“Do you mind if I stay here with Jo?” Rick asks not wanting to leave Jo there alone.
“Ok fine.” The nurse said in a hurry because she gets to go home soon.
“Thank you.” Rick says.
“Mrs. Warner you need to get back to your room.” The nurse said.
“I’m on my way. See you tomorrow Rick.” Blair said as she and the nurse leave.
“Don’t worry Jo I’m hear and I’m not leaving.” He assures his wife as he brushes some hair out of her face and kisses her then takes off his shoes and climbs into the bed beside Jo’s.

~Chapter Fifteen~

Every hour on the hour Rick is awaken by a nurse coming in to check on Jo.
“Do you guys come in every hour?” Rick asked after the third time.
“During the night every hour on the hour we have to come in and check on her since she hasn’t regained consciousness. When she does it will only be twice a night.” The nurse explains.
“Oh,” Rick said not to surprised.
“See you in a hour Mr. Bonner.” The nurse says. “Push the nurse button if she talks or does anything to where you know she’s regained consciousness.”
“Just call me Rick.” Rick says.
The nurse leaves and Rick gets up and goes and sits in the chair that Blair and him had left there earlier. All of a sudden something happens that he wasn’t expecting so soon.
Jo opens her eyes and real faint and weakly says “Rick? Is that you?”
Rick presses the button “I’m hear sweetie. Are you ok?” He asks.
Before she can get enough air to say anything a nurse comes in.
“I’m glad…you’re here.” Jo says just as soft having to stop and catch her breath between words.
“Well she’s back. You might get a good rest now that we don’t have to check on her anytime soon.”
“Maybe.” Rick said.
“Well I’ll leave you two alone and Mrs. Bonner try not to use up too much energy you need to rest.” The nurse said as she leaves.
All Jo does is nod her head.
“I’m glad… its you here… instead of mom.” Jo finally gets out.
“Go to sleep Jo. You can barely talk you gotta be in so much pain.” Rick said.
“I do hurt.” Jo admits while she yawns.
“I’ll give her some pain medicine.” The nurse says.
“ See you in a while.” Rick said as she kisses her forehead. “I love you.” Goes over to his bed lays down and is asleep in minutes. Jo stays awake and takes time to try to think everything out then finally falls asleep.


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Here's Chapter 16-19 (or 16-End)

~Chapter Sixteen~

The next morning Rick and Jo both sleep in and at 9:30 a nurse comes in to bring Jo breakfast. Since she is the same nurse she had late last night she sneaks a plate in for Rick.
“Thank you. You know you didn’t have to bring me something I would’ve took whatever she didn’t eat.” Rick said.
“It’s no problem.” The nurse said. “I’m taking off I’ll see you two tonight.” She said and left.
“Bye” Rick and Jo say.
“I’m still tired.” Jo said.
“Just rest I’m gonna run home take a shower and get some clean clothes.” Rick said.
“Ok.” Jo said. “I can’t wait till I get this brace off my neck.”
“I’ll be back in a little while get some rest.” Rick said as he left.
Jo falls asleep really fast and when she wakes in four hours later Rick is sitting in the chair beside her holding her hand.
“Hey your awake.” Rick said.
“Yea, I guess so.” Jo said grumbling because she hates hospitals and it’s starting to get to her.
“Feel better?” Rick asked.
“A little bit. The whole hospital thing is starting to get to me though.
“I bet, I know you hate this.” Rick said.
“When can I get this dumb brace off?” Jo asked.
“Why are you asking me?” Rick said.
“Thought a nurse had been in and you might have asked for me.” Jo said.
“Oh is that what I was supposed to do?” Rick said.
“Yea!” Jo said.
“You get it off tonight. See I came through.” Rick said.
“Don’t know why I ever doubted you.” Jo said.
“You don’t trust me.” Rick said.
“You know I trust you.” Jo said.
“I know you do. Don’t worry.” Rick said. “I’ll be right back ok? You gotta be feeling better you back to being grumpy when you wake up.”
“Shut up.” Jo said and Rick leaves the room.
Out in the waiting room Rick’s mom Maggie is waiting with Matt. Rick picks up Matt and thanks his mom and tells her they'll be out in a minute.
“Jo,” Rick said.
“Money!” Matt said.
“Matt! Rick how did you get him in here?” Jo said.
“Mom brought him.” Rick said as he put Matt on the floor and goes over by Jo. All of a sudden Matt stands up and tries to walk over to Jo. He’s a little wobbly but he stays up.
“Rick, Rick look.” Jo said as she points to Matt and smiles up at Rick.
“Come on little man you can do it come to mommy and daddy.” Rick said supporting Matt.
“Little Man? You got him a new nickname?” Jo asked.
“Well, its what my dad called me as a kid. Thought I’d pass the name on.” Rick said explaining it to Jo.
“Oh,” Jo said trying her best to remember something good about her father from when she was a little kid.
“Yea my dad was great.” Rick said. “We did everything together, he took me to baseball games. There was not a single county fair he didn’t take me to.” Rick said and then looked at Jo and remembered what she said about her father. “Tell me about your father again.”
“I really don’t remember him too well. I do know that he never really wanted me. He was mad at mom when she wouldn’t get an abortion. Mom didn’r listen to him. After she refused the abortion they had a fight. Glass was thrown and Dad tried as hard as he could for mom to have an abortion but she wouldn’t. Mom went through so much when se was pregnant with me. Dad was awful. By the time I was four I loved dad back then. I had no clue how he thought though. And when I was five he left us and that’s all I remember. After I got older I hated him. Mom told me all he did. I never got ahold of him and I never had any entiton to.” Jo said.
“Jo I’m sorry. For bring my dad up.” Rick said.
“Its ok.” Jo said and picks Matt up. “I’ll see you soon Matt. Bye sweetie.”
“I’ll be right back.” Rick said and takes Matt back out to his mother.

~Chapter Seventeen~

A few weeks later Jo is at home again she went to get some tests run to see how long she has left to live and she’s headed home to tell Rick what she learned.
“Rick! You home?” Jo hollered.
“I’m right here. What did you learn?” He asked.
“I’ll be lucky if I make it to my birthday.” Jo said.
“That’s next month!” Rick exclaimed.
“I know that. What am I gonna do?” Jo asked.
“Don’t worry about it Jo. Don’t worry.” He holds her close and she starts to cry. He picks her up and carries her to there room lays her down the sits beside her and holds her close to him.

~Chapter Eighteen~

Years later when Matt is twelve Rick takes him out to the cemetary to see Jo’s grave. On the way there and while they were there Rick tells Matt about his mom.
“Dad she sounds great.” Matt said.
“She was I only wish that you were older when she died. She loved you so much.” Rick said.
“It sounds like she loved you too Dad.” Matt said.
“I know she did. Come on let’s get home.” Rick said as he montioned for Matt to head on without him and that he wanted a moment alone. Matt took the hint and headed home.
Rick squats down in the grass and says: “Jo I love you and I always will. If I could go back in time and change something I would’ve taken better care of you.
“You did well Rick, you took care of her. She loved you for that.” Blair said as she sneaked up on Rick with Matt at her side.
“Dad, from what you told me it sounds like mom loved us. She always did. I bet that right now she’s watching over us. I only wish I got to know her!” Matt said.
“Rick, have you told him anything abour Jo? Rick, you need to tell him he deserves to know.” Blair debated.
“Dad tell me!” Matt yelled.
“Alright I’ll tell you on the way home. Let’s go.” Rick said.
“The only thing you haven’t said anything about is the day she died and the funeral.” Matt said.
Later that night Rick and Matt are sitting at the table and Rick is talking.

~Chapter Nineteen~

“I knew she was dying. I had known for a few months. I just never thought she was going to die so soon. She never saw age twenty-five. One night she really wasn’t doing well and she started crying. She was crying because she was in so much pain and she didn’t want to leave us. I held her for half the night waiting for her to calm down so I could sleep I was exausted. I had had a hard day at work and I was beat. She was saying how much she loved us. Then all of a sudden she was silent. I checked to see if she was breathing, she wasn't. Right then I knew she was gone. I should’ve called the ambulence right then. I didn’t because I was so upset. I didn’t want to lose her. I knew she was dying but in a way I didn’t believe it. I held her dead body all night and the next morning I called the hospital and got an ambulence. They took her there. They never told me anything that I already knew. It took those idots three hours to come to the conclusion that she was dead. I knew in three minutes. Two days later I was getting ready for visitation. I stood up there by her casket for four hours hugging a lot of her family and friends. Half of them I didn’t know. I couldn’t believe she was gone. The woman I loved was in the casket next to me. She was dead. I couldn’t believe it. After the ceromony the next day I went home shut myself in my room and did nothing for about five days. My mom was taking care of you.” Rick said. Telling Matt every little detail.
“Wow, Dad, you’ve how have you…” Matt said not knowing what to say and just rambles on.
“Stop, I just found out where you got that from. You got that from your mother.” Rick said remembering. “Whenever she didn’t know what to say she’d keep starting opening sentences and then stoping in the middle of it.”
“I’m glad I got something from her.” Matt said.
“You got Jo’s face.” Rick said.
“Really, no kiddin.” Matt said.
“I’m ready to turn in what about you little man? Rick asked.
“When did you start calling me that?” Matt asked.
“The first time you walked. Your mom was in the hospital and I set you on the floor. Then you got up a little wobbly and walked over to you mother and me. I came up with the little an because that’s what my dad called me.” Rick explained.
“Dad, thanks for telling me about mom.” Matt said as he hugged his father. “I’m heading to bed. I gotta give a presentation tomorrow.”
“Do you know the stuff?” Rick asked.
“Yea I know it. Night dad.” Matt said and headed up the stairs.
“Night.” Rick said as he leaned his elbow on the table and cried. “Why her. Why out of all people why Jo.”
Matt hears what was going on downstairs and didn’t really want to hit the sack yet so he came back down and comforted his dad. “ I wish I would’ve known her.”
They hung out downstairs talking, mostly about Jo all night. The next day Rick let Matt skip school so he could get some rest. Every now and then they’d hang out together and talk sometimes it was about Jo and sometimes it was just about what’s going on in life. Matt started having dreams about what would’ve happened if he ‘d known her. Once Rick, Matt, Blair, Mrs. Garrett, Natalie, and Tootie got together and talked about Jo. Matt wanted to learn so much about her. Anytime he had to write something on a family member her chose Jo. He would never know everything but he wanted to know as much as he possibly could. All his life he believed that Jo was watching over him and his dad. Watching everything that they did smiling down at them. Both men thought of Jo as their “ guardian angel” always watching over them, always. No matter what she was there with them. Matt always hoped that someday he and his father would join her up in heaven.
A month later Matt turned in a biography on Jo. A few days later after his teacher had graded them he came up to him and wanted to talk about it.
“Matt would you mind me entering this in a contest. The winner get’s to get the biography published.” His teacher told him.
“Sure, fine by me.” Matt said as he got up and headed home.
When he got home he grabed the phone and dialed Natalie’s number.
“Hello?” Nat said.
“Nat, remember that biography you helped me write a few weeks ago?” Matt asked.
“Yea how’d you do?” Nat asked.
“It has a chance to be published.” Matt said and Natalie congratulates him
The End

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Hope ya'll enjoy reading it. I know the post have been long but with 19 Chapters to post what can I say?

[MrsGarrettRocksMySocks]

That's terrific!

[Jo/Blair_fan]

AWESOME JOB!!!!!! I loved it!!!

BTW sry i wasnt online i just got a PS2 and the movie 8 mile and have been watching it and playing games all day and playing games all day yesterday this is the first time i've been on the computer in 2 days a new record for me!

[JDS84]

It was great!!!!